fluke

Example Sentences

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Proving it was no fluke, it was the second time in three months that big-serving Rybakina has beaten the world number one.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

But even this highly capable bot made one mistake - breaking a wine glass on its first attempt, which appears to have been a bad fluke.

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2026

Maybe this can be a fluke one-year plunge to the bottom and the climb back up can begin, aided by coaches who recognize their job is to teach lessons in basketball, life and college preparation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2026

As Short says in “Starring Dick Van Dyke,” being in a hit TV show is a fluke.

From Salon • Dec. 13, 2025

It was as if the Washington victory had been held up to the nation as some sort of fluke.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown